+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   2278 Gotz (1953 GE) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2002278 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO256879 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1480717 n/a   a 2.4555317 n/a AU q 2.0919369 n/a AU i 4.20670 n/a deg node 53.49705 n/a deg peri 206.65329 n/a deg M 183.54636 n/a deg tp 2457089.3820325 (2015-Mar-07.88203250) n/a JED period 1405.4543262 3.85 n/a n/a d yr n 0.25614493 n/a deg/d Q 2.8191265 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1055      first obs. used      1953-??-??      last obs. used      2013-03-12      # oppositions      21      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.57      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.474  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 13.6 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 28108)   B-V BV .634 mag .025 EAR-A-5-DDR-UBV-MEAN-VALUES-V1.1 #obs=1; phase=4.71 deg. U-B UB .229 mag .043 EAR-A-5-DDR-UBV-MEAN-VALUES-V1.1 #obs=1; phase=4.71 deg. Tholen spectral type spec_T FC   n/a EAR-A-5-DDR-TAXONOMY-V4.0 used 4 color indices 2278 Gotz (1953 GE)          Discovered 1953-Apr-07 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg (024) Reference: DISCOVERY.DB Last Updated: 2003-08-29 Alternate Designations  1953 GE = 1953 GR1 = 1976 GE2 = 1976 JG  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-25 10:30 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin